I don't know what questions you think I'm answering, so I'm going to post them here so there isn't any confusion.
But is pay-for-bandwidth even a viable business plan anymore? With millions of iPhone and gPhone users out there, free streaming audio applications like FStream, and thousands of Internet radio stations to access, the question is: why would anyone want to pay for proprietary hardware and a limited selection of a few hundred stations all controlled by one company?
What gets me about your response is that it assumes that I have said anything about ClearChannel leading to the demise of XM when I have said no such thing. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Now whether it's possible for XM to attract the number of users necessary to sustain the business is a completely different question, and the answer depends on too many factors to hash out in a Slashdot post. However, the idea that a subscription-based is inherently doomed because free substitutes exist for it is itself flawed because it assumes that the subscription-based product is equal to its substitutes, which (as I explained in my original post) may not always be true.
Some people like certain media personalities and are willing to pay a premium to subscribe to their shows.
BTW, this is also why sites like Forbes, NYT, and WSJ get paid subscribers while CNN and MSNBC basically give away everything for free. You said it yourself. Clearchannel's lock on the airwaves is something that some people are fed up with, and those people are looking to XM as a means of getting other types of content.
But I don't even own a tv or a radio, so I'm just a bit better than you.
If the customers are happily oblivious to their slow connection, believing that they are in fact surfing the information superhighway on a souped up Land Rover, then what's the point of trying to tell them otherwise?
Whether or not Palin decides to pursue a post-election career as a national-level politician, the real damage has already been dealt to the Republican party. Her meteoric rise is only a slight clue into the inner turmoil of the GOP.
The 20+ years of neoconservative leadership has bankrupted the Republican party of its core conservative platform, and the pandering to the religious fundamentalists has turned off the moderates of the party. Those left are the ones who see Palin as more than she ever could be. She represents precisely the reasons why the Republican party is unable to attract new members and votes.
Which is not to say that the Republican party and its conservative ideals are without merit. The country at this time is severely divided, and it has been the steady hand promised by Obama that has been able to attract voters this year. However, most people believe in smaller government, in a government that is less intrusive, and in free markets. Where we may disagree is in degree, but at its core, the Republican stance has always been these three pillars.
That these pillars have been completely ignored in the actual implementation of policy is the primary reason so many are seeking answers elsewhere.
Solar has a lot going for it as an alternative power supply for portable items. The problem is that many of those items aren't exposed to sunlight for enough time to actually charge the reserves.
That's why I use a hand-crank as my primary source of alternative power to my portable items. Especially in the winter time when sunlight is at a minimum, good old elbow grease is always there.
businesses will become shrewder about their involvement in such environments and look more carefully at the tangible benefits they can realize
Translation: Business has realized the ineffectiveness of trying to do business against giant penis attachment and furry accessories in a world inhabited by idiots.
This morning I read about a dog that was put on antidepressants. I thought to myself about how hard it must be to be a dog. Wake up whenever you want. Get fed at regular intervals. The only job requirement is that you show a modicum of glee when your owner is around. What does a dog get depressed about?
People who have the best job in the world (and out of this world) really don't get much sympathy from me when they complain about the job.
If you can access it, it was designed to be accessed.
What your boss is trying to do is not unethical, just cheap. And to be honest, doing something at a lower cost and achieving the same results is actually good business.
So you can either be on board with your boss, or you can acquaint yourself with the unemployment line.
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The mouse was seen at the local Maserati dealership evaluating cars with his 20-something year old girlfriend.
Oh, I hope so! It'll go great with the CDs from my last 3 malfunctioning Logitech mice.
I don't know what questions you think I'm answering, so I'm going to post them here so there isn't any confusion.
But is pay-for-bandwidth even a viable business plan anymore? With millions of iPhone and gPhone users out there, free streaming audio applications like FStream, and thousands of Internet radio stations to access, the question is: why would anyone want to pay for proprietary hardware and a limited selection of a few hundred stations all controlled by one company?
What gets me about your response is that it assumes that I have said anything about ClearChannel leading to the demise of XM when I have said no such thing. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Now whether it's possible for XM to attract the number of users necessary to sustain the business is a completely different question, and the answer depends on too many factors to hash out in a Slashdot post. However, the idea that a subscription-based is inherently doomed because free substitutes exist for it is itself flawed because it assumes that the subscription-based product is equal to its substitutes, which (as I explained in my original post) may not always be true.
Some people like certain media personalities and are willing to pay a premium to subscribe to their shows.
BTW, this is also why sites like Forbes, NYT, and WSJ get paid subscribers while CNN and MSNBC basically give away everything for free. You said it yourself. Clearchannel's lock on the airwaves is something that some people are fed up with, and those people are looking to XM as a means of getting other types of content.
But I don't even own a tv or a radio, so I'm just a bit better than you.
If the customers are happily oblivious to their slow connection, believing that they are in fact surfing the information superhighway on a souped up Land Rover, then what's the point of trying to tell them otherwise?
Soak them for all they've got.
Actually, spiders do not eat other spiders. While they are known for being very aggressive towards other species, spiders will not attack each other.
The more you know...
All your press are belong to us.
Surely God would be something a bit bigger than a particle.
Whether or not Palin decides to pursue a post-election career as a national-level politician, the real damage has already been dealt to the Republican party. Her meteoric rise is only a slight clue into the inner turmoil of the GOP.
The 20+ years of neoconservative leadership has bankrupted the Republican party of its core conservative platform, and the pandering to the religious fundamentalists has turned off the moderates of the party. Those left are the ones who see Palin as more than she ever could be. She represents precisely the reasons why the Republican party is unable to attract new members and votes.
Which is not to say that the Republican party and its conservative ideals are without merit. The country at this time is severely divided, and it has been the steady hand promised by Obama that has been able to attract voters this year. However, most people believe in smaller government, in a government that is less intrusive, and in free markets. Where we may disagree is in degree, but at its core, the Republican stance has always been these three pillars.
That these pillars have been completely ignored in the actual implementation of policy is the primary reason so many are seeking answers elsewhere.
Solar has a lot going for it as an alternative power supply for portable items. The problem is that many of those items aren't exposed to sunlight for enough time to actually charge the reserves.
That's why I use a hand-crank as my primary source of alternative power to my portable items. Especially in the winter time when sunlight is at a minimum, good old elbow grease is always there.
The photos in the article are still pretty unfocused. How much did they really fix?
9. yep even a MY.GOATSE.CX
Three questions.
1. What would possess a person to discover this?
2. Can you upload your own avatar?
3. How YOU doin?
businesses will become shrewder about their involvement in such environments and look more carefully at the tangible benefits they can realize
Translation: Business has realized the ineffectiveness of trying to do business against giant penis attachment and furry accessories in a world inhabited by idiots.
To quote the submitter:
we're safe on copyright issues
So it actually doesn't sound like that's what he's worried about.
This morning I read about a dog that was put on antidepressants. I thought to myself about how hard it must be to be a dog. Wake up whenever you want. Get fed at regular intervals. The only job requirement is that you show a modicum of glee when your owner is around. What does a dog get depressed about?
People who have the best job in the world (and out of this world) really don't get much sympathy from me when they complain about the job.
I suppose that the visual damage caused by billboards is a non-cost. Or that my arthritic hands are not aggravated taking junk mail from the mailbox.
No, I do not "get it", if "getting it" means singling out a one form of an accepted practice simply because it differs in scope to its relatives.
Babies really shouldn't be given candy in the first place.
Should I be against spam for any other reason than I am annoyed by them?
I don't think spam should be any more illegal than billboards, flyers, or direct mailings.
If you can access it, it was designed to be accessed.
What your boss is trying to do is not unethical, just cheap. And to be honest, doing something at a lower cost and achieving the same results is actually good business.
So you can either be on board with your boss, or you can acquaint yourself with the unemployment line.
It shouldn't be getting slower, but then again, performance isn't the reason Ubuntu exists.
If you really want performance, run FreeDOS. Otherwise, shut up and get used to progress.
I'm a good looking guy. But then again, I'm not Chinese, so that may help.
I think what we can learn from this is that we gotta read the signs of financial trouble.
Can't you read the signs?
Is that anything like the Cabal of Logged In Trolls which used to patrol Slashdot?
Is that really something that needs to be regulated?
Money != speech